A Day of Rest
Solomon Island 2007 July 16th, 2007 by ElizabethWritten 7/15/07
Blessed Lord’s Day to you,
We had a wonderful time of worship at the Central SSEC (South Seas Evangelical Church) this morning. The service was about 2 1/2 hours long with children’s stories, a youth dramatization of the Ray Boltz song “Thank you (for giving to the Lord)”, worship in song (we knew about 1/2 of the songs), preaching, and announcements.
The message was concerning the centrality of God’s Word to discerning truth and living holy lives (sound familiar?). The pastor traced the beginnings of the church, starting with the first missionaries who brought the gospel of Jesus and continued with those who have been instrumental in the continued spiritual health and formation of the SSEC association. He preached out of Colossians, chapter one, emphasizing the supremacy and centrality of Christ in the gospel message as He is revealed in the scriptures.
After the service was over we made a short stop at an open air market to buy vegetables and then went back to the house. After lunch we were given the privilege of helping to collate a publication for one of the local people groups. This booklet is about 150 pages long and it contains the Gospel of Matthew and the Epistle to the Colossians. It was a blessing to feel like we had a small part in bringing God’s word to a people group who do not have it in their own language. We are told we may have the opportunity to help with another booklet later this week.
Tomorrow, we begin anew on our two projects. We have turned the corner on the bathroom and are now constructing rather than demolishing. The kitchen remodel will be moving to the cabinetry phase very soon. Please pray that our time and efforts will be multiplied as we want to complete both projects before we leave. Sometimes materials are difficult to obtain and require many stops at different stores.
Thank you for your support in prayer,
Eric, for The SI Team